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31.07.2012 23:21:19Congratulations for a great venue and great event - Pottharst
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 - Sydney Olympic champion Kerri Pottharst says the toughest quadriennial beach volleyball competition in the worlMore...

31.07.2012 23:03:27Australia dash local hopes to win their first match
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 - Australia won their first match of the London 2012 Olympic Games volleyball competition beating Great Britain iMore...

31.07.2012 23:01:20"We tried it as hard as we can" stresses GB captain Ben Pipes after second defeat of the tournament
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Team GB captain Ben Pipes was evidently upset as his side suffered a 0-3 defeat to Australia while LOCOG chairmMore...

31.07.2012 22:21:03"Volleyball a unique synthesis of all athletic abilities" says LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – A special guest joined some 15,000 fans on Tuesday evening for the second match of Team GB in the men’s volleybMore...

31.07.2012 21:49:27Bethania De La Cruz realizes her dreams in London
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Since her early days practicing volleyball, Bethania De La Cruz had recurrent fantasy dreams of competing at thMore...

31.07.2012 21:28:18USA remain unbeaten in pool B after scoring second straight victory
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – The United States claimed on Tuesday afternoon their second consecutive preliminary match at Earls Court beatinMore...

31.07.2012 20:32:38Marko Podrascanin: It’s our time now
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 - Marko was 13-year-old and that summer he was stuck in front of his TV screen. He had almost forgotten his sportMore...

31.07.2012 20:13:45"We're just taking it day by day" says William Priddy after second win in straight sets for Team USA
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – “It was good, wasn’t clean all the time but we worked together and worked hard, as well as showing a lot of comMore...

31.07.2012 19:16:45Third day of women’s action could be pivotal for some teams
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – The third competition day of the Olympic Games women’s volleyball tournament could prove to be a turning point More...

31.07.2012 18:52:42Italy takes first win in London by seeing off Argentina
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Italy secured their first win in the men’s volleyball tournament of the London Olympics beating Argentina 3-1 (More...

31.07.2012 18:37:2812 men's teams to complete pool play Wednesday in London
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Three of six men’s pools, each with four teams, will conclude round-robin pool play Wednesday with the top two More...

31.07.2012 18:20:07"I was quite relaxed and personally had a good game" says Travica after Italy's first win in the tournament
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Italy scored on Tuesday afternoon its first win in the prelims of the volleyball tournament at Earls Court by bMore...

31.07.2012 18:01:05Priddy family gets together to cheer on Reid's quest for second Olympic gold
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Sharon and Ken Priddy have been following their son, Reid, almost everywhere. The outstanding US American outsiMore...

31.07.2012 17:19:18Walsh and May-Treanor seeking perfect finale
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – With the end of their all-conquering partnership quickly approaching, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor are detMore...

31.07.2012 16:58:39Wednesday women’s preview: three pools to finish round-robin play
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Three of six women’s pools, each with four teams, will conclude round-robin pool play Wednesday with the top twMore...

31.07.2012 15:40:48Bulgaria shock world No.3 Poland in Pool A
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – On the fourth day of action at Earls Court Bulgaria eventually contributed the first major sensation of the volMore...

31.07.2012 15:30:14Brazil’s Alison/Emanuel looming as lords of the sand
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Seeming to gain momentum as they march along, Brazil’s top-seeded Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego are quickly becomMore...

31.07.2012 15:18:38"Today you have seen a different Bulgaria" says match winner Tsvetan Sokolov
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Bulgaria caused the first real sensation of the men’s volleyball tournament at Earls Court on Tuesday by beatinMore...

31.07.2012 13:41:00European champions Serbia record first victory in pool B
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Serbia scored on Tuesday morning its first win in the men’s Olympic tournament by edging Tunisia 3-1 (25-15, 25More...

31.07.2012 13:01:51"We've learned a good lesson from this game. We can not afford to relax" says Serbia top scorer Atanasijevic
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – “We learned a good lesson today as we claimed the first two sets easily and then we lost focus and composure inMore...

31.07.2012 12:41:51Former Italian star Andrea Lucchetta praises Olympic Games
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Three-time Olympian Andrea Lucchetta of Italy has said the London 2012 Olympic Games has brought back his own mMore...

31.07.2012 07:02:54Four remain undefeated in Olympic Tournament
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – The festival of women’s Olympic volleyball continued on Monday at Earls Court with world champions Russia and IMore...

31.07.2012 02:04:52Experience will be the defining factor - Sandra
London, Great Britain, July 30, 2012 - Atlanta Olympics champion Sandra Pires says that she wishes she could come out of retirement after seeing the sMore...

31.07.2012 02:02:28Schwaigers open path to knock-out rounds with win over Australians
London, Great Britain, July 30, 2012 – Sisters Stefanie and Doris Schwaiger saved three match points to start a comeback that earned them a 18-21, 22-More...

31.07.2012 02:02:17Historical victory for Great Britain
London, Great Britain, July 30, 2012 – Great Britain edged Algeria in five sets (22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 15-8) to claim their first ever victory iMore...

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Beach Volleyball

Brink and Reckermann savour new status as sports celebrities

Beach Volleyball

May-Treanor and Walsh will forever be remembered as queens of the court

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12.09.2012 18:20:41Brink and Reckermann savour new status as sports celebrities
Lausanne, Switzerland, September 12, 2012 – With Europe’s first beach volleyball gold around their necks, Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann have becom...
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24.08.2012 17:48:03May-Treanor and Walsh will forever be remembered as queens of the court
London, Great Britain, August 24, 2012 – Three weeks after the end of the London Olympics, the FIVB reflects on the amazing pairing of Misty May-Trean...
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10.08.2012 15:55:14Behind Lindsey Berg’s story there are Napela’s dreams
London, Great Britain, August 10, 2012 – Call her Napela and she will smile. Lindsey Berg, the starting setter of the USA team, prefers her second nam...
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08.08.2012 09:55:00Gamova quits the team after London
London, Great Britain, August 7, 2012 - Her giant statue, one of the major hit of the FIVB Heroes campaign, stands on the ground floor at Earls Court....
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07.08.2012 22:36:26Popp up the Germans
London, Great Britain, August 7, 2012 - By winning two matches in Pool B against Tunisia and Serbia, Germany got the chance to play the quarterfinals ...
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06.08.2012 19:10:37Savani, being blue without blues
London, Great Britain, August 6, 2012 - “We used to be lions, once. After the match with Australia, down 2-0, we saw the hell and then the heaven. We’...
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05.08.2012 18:56:57Milagros Cabral faces her last matches for her country
London, Great Britain, August 5, 2012 - Proudness. This is the feeling which literally permeates Milagros Cabral’s interviews. The proudness results f...
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05.08.2012 00:40:51Serbia, living in the family
London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 - “Living in the family” is the perfect soundtrack for the Serbian volleyball delegation at the Olympic Games in...
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03.08.2012 21:00:17Sheilla and the unexpected Brazil
London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – Sheilla Tavares de Castro, universally known simply as Sheilla, is a fantastic player and a funny person. How ...
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03.08.2012 16:05:29Cook backs Walsh and May-Treanor to continue gold run
London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – As an Olympic gold medallist from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Nat Cook knows exactly what it takes to top th...
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